Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brown County

65BoltScore / 100
#159 of 254 in Texas

Brown County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $189k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Brown County scores

Hazard Safety35
Freedom78
Food62
Isolation57
Sovereignty80
Water56
Affordability83
$189kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$3,221Land / acre
29.4"Annual rain
25.6% of yrsSevere drought
58 miNearest metro
41People / sq mi
0.9%Federal land
65.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brown County, Texas

Is Brown County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Brown County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $189k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Brown County, Texas?

Land in Brown County runs about $3,221 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brown County?

Brown County gets about 29.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 25.6% of years.

How remote is Brown County?

The nearest major metro is about 58 miles away, and population density is 41 people per square mile.

How Brown compares in Texas

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